Question

Josiah used the distributive property to simplify the multiplication problem 9 × 4.7. Which of the following statements best describes his work? 9 × 4.7
9 × (4 + 0.7)
(9 × 4) + (9 × 0.7)
36 + (9 × 0.7)
36 + 0.63
36.63
He did everything correctly.
He didn't use the distributive property correctly.
He added 36 and 0.63 incorrectly.
He multiplied 9 and 0.7 incorrectly

Answer 1

any attempts to follow along with the math and see where they made the mistake? as a major hint, check his work on lines 3-4

Answer 2

Thank you much Mercury!

Answer 3

I understand it becuase of the way you pointed it out